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Climate change and environmental degradation are threats to Humanity. Europe has been addressing these problems, namely through the Green Deal with the use of batteries. However, these require the use of critical raw materials, like lithium, which demand is estimated to grow 60 times in the next 30 years, and its prospection in European territories faces the opposition of locals. Thus, it is fundamental to find an equilibrium between the mining industry, local communities, and other stakeholders, considering sustainable and benefits for the population. On the other hand, it is also relevant to promote a circular economy with lithium recovery from secondary resources. Therefore, one of our main goals is to review two methods of lithium retrieval from
secondary sources, bioleaching and electrodialysis, and assess them regarding their sustainability. These
are nowadays key topics, which will be even more relevant in the future, so a new way to approach them
is needed and must be encouraged.
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Keywords
Lithium mining Environmental impacts Sustainability
Citation
Santos, C.A., & Ribeiro, A.R. (2022, September 12-16). Lithium: From mining to recovery [Poster presentation]. ICEER 2022 - 9th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, Porto, Portugal (online)